Benefits of an Experimental Innovative Treatment for Brain Cancer Patients

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The New York Times
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Subject: The Benefits of an Experimental Innovative Treatment for Brain Cancer Patients
Dear Editor,
Through your newspaper's columns, I would like to raise awareness about the benefits of an experimental treatment for brain cancer patients that can be outsourced from The Netherlands. Cancer is a notable cause of death worldwide, and new medical therapies that increase the chance of survival are necessary. Lauran International Hospital provides an innovative brain cancer treatment approved in its home country, The Netherlands, but is considered experimental in the United States (US). Brain cancer patients can benefit greatly from this innovative treatment, which comes at a reduced cost. Many US patients travel abroad for cheaper cancer treatment because the US has one of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world (Cesario, 2018). However, receiving the experimental treatment in the country would be easier than traveling abroad for the same treatment because patients can receive better follow-up care in the same hospital.
In addition, they will have access to the latest cancer therapy without traveling abroad for treatment. This treatment might be more effective than local cancer therapies, which include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Also, this innovative treatment is only available to Lauran's brain cancer program patients. Participating in the treatment increases the patients’ options and, possibly, chances of survival (American Cancer Society, 2022). Many patients p...